Re: Installing Netscape with dpkg
> I tried to use dpkg to install Netscape the _right_ way, and it expects
> a netscape 3.0b4 file to be in /tmp; here is what dpkg says when I try
> dpkg -i using the 1.1 cdrom:
You'll need to pick up the 3.0b6 version from ftp.debian.org.
> Anyway, I looked on the Netscape ftp archive last night and they now
> have 3.0b5, 3.0b6, and 3.0b7 _only_ on their site, not b4.
>
> Dpkg specifically asks for the beta 4 binary; can I get away with using
> one of the newer binaries? Do I need to tweak anything to get it to
> install using dpkg?
No. You must use a newer installer package with the newer binaries. You can
find the newer package as:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/rex/binary-i386/net/netscape_3.0-beta6-1.deb
Brian
( bcwhite@verisim.com )
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